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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The House of Representatives is pleased to honor
3 the achievements of the citizens of the State of Illinois;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, Margaret Farina of Riverside, Illinois is a
6 fellow in the Illinois Lincoln Excellence in Public Service
7 Series, Class of 2002; she will graduate on September 26,
8 2002 in a ceremony at McDonald's Lodge in Oak Brook,
9 Illinois; and
10 WHEREAS, The mission of the Illinois Lincoln Excellence
11 in Public Service Series, Inc., is to increase the number of
12 Illinois Republican women in elected and appointed
13 governmental and political positions at the local, State, and
14 federal levels; fellows complete 9 months of education and
15 training in the Republican system in Illinois, including
16 public speaking, campaigning, fund raising, volunteering, and
17 other aspects of a public campaign; and
18 WHEREAS, Margaret Farina is one of 14 fellows selected
19 from a statewide field of applicants who have demonstrated
20 leadership skills in their fields of work or service to their
21 community; and
22 WHEREAS, Margaret Farina is the Director of Government
23 Relations for the American Cancer Society, Illinois Division,
24 Inc., where she oversees State and federal initiatives; in
25 the past, Margaret has worked as a policy analyst for House
26 Republican Leader Lee A. Daniels and as a legislative aide to
27 State Representative James H. Meyer; and
28 WHEREAS, Margaret Farina serves as a commissioner on the
29 Economic Development Commission in Riverside, Illinois,
30 teaches religious education at St. Mary School, and is a
31 precinct captain for the Riverside Regular Township
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1 Republican Organization; she also is a member of The Art
2 Institute of Chicago and the Ludem Cordium Society of the
3 Archdiocese of Chicago; therefore, be it
4 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6 we congratulate Margaret Farina on her graduation from the
7 Illinois Lincoln Excellence in Public Service Series on
8 September 26, 2002; we commend her for her dedication and
9 wish her the best of luck in the future; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to Margaret Farina as an expression of our esteem.